Tenth Circuit rules that price quote not a trade secret
We recently wrote about the Tenth Circuit’s September, 2009 decision in Southwest Stainless v. Sappington, but the decision is worth another look. An issue presented by Southwest Stainless was whether...
View ArticleA “Referral Source List” as Trade Secret
In a noteworthy, but dated, decision from July 2013, Judge Daniel on the federal district court bench ruled that an employer had failed to prove that a "referral source list" was a trade secret....
View ArticleFirst things first; the need to identify the trade secret
Ready, fire, aim. That’s how one commentator describes the mistake often made by many companies when they commence a trade secret lawsuit. What he means is that companies rush to file a lawsuit for...
View ArticleCustomer lists aren’t always trade secrets
In Colorado, employers often claim that noncompetes signed by salemen are enforceable because the company has customer lists and other proprietary information which are trade secrets. Employers resort...
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